Close to Ash Gray
#BBBDAD
#BBBDAD is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBBDAD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.91:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.91:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBBDAD as they’d see it.
#BBBDAD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBBDAD
What color is #BBBDAD?
#BBBDAD is a light neutral gray, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBBDAD in RGB?
#BBBDAD is rgb(187, 189, 173): 187 red, 189 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBBDAD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 0, 8, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBBDAD?
PANTONE Warm Gray 4 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBBDAD?
Its complement #BCBACA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.